Example sentences of "[pron] [be] unlikely [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am male which means I can not have children , I am somewhat reserved by nature so I am unlikely to be the life and soul of anyone 's party , and my chances of becoming King are very slim . |
| 2 | ‘ But I do not believe you — and I am unlikely to be won over by repetition . |
| 3 | An older book , that is one published before around 1900 , will only have black and white plates , which are unlikely to be photographs . |
| 4 | If it is left indefinitely , it will revert to poorer , indigenous species which are unlikely to be the most productive or nutritious . |
| 5 | The requirements of such a system may lead to a number of outcomes , some of which are unlikely to be beneficial to the child . |
| 6 | The present government is carrying out a review of navigation authorities , the results of which are unlikely to be known before the election . |
| 7 | When stocks are held which are unlikely to be sold within the turnover period normal to a company , the impending delay in realisation increases the risk that deterioration or obsolescence will occur before the stocks are sold . |
| 8 | Firstly , in relation to users and carers , the practitioner may well be aware that she is identifying and discussing needs which are unlikely to be met within the current limits and range of available services . |
| 9 | However , this dilemma creates a potential tension in the user/carer-practitioner relationship and it may be professionally difficult for the practitioner to contemplate raising expectations which are unlikely to be met . |
| 10 | The anonymous donor of a very large sum to a very worthy cause has his own reasons for wishing to remain anonymous , which are unlikely to be discreditable . |
| 11 | If he held his own with other boys in the struggle for power he could hardly help behaving in ways which were unlikely to be lovable — a fact which assumed a definite importance when the only hope of affection came from those same boys . |
| 12 | The loft covered an area the size of the house , with unused and shadowy places under the eaves which were unlikely to be investigated — particularly by Nigel , who , sadly , even if he came out of hospital would nevermore be able to climb the ladder . |
| 13 | This resulted in variations between courses and problems of comparability , criteria and standards which were unlikely to be resolved without some such national machinery as was suggested in Haycocks II . |
| 14 | It allows a relationship between professionals to develop which is unlikely to be disrupted by what are seen as more ephemeral shifts within local electoral politics . |
| 15 | However , between 1966 and 1976 the average doubled to about 20 per year , an increase which is unlikely to be merely a reflection of increased observer activity . |
| 16 | If you forget to do this , the program will work out the stitch and row chart from its own default tension , which is unlikely to be the correct one for your garment ! |
| 17 | Unfortunately this is a commitment which is unlikely to be supported by higher pay or additional allowances . |
| 18 | Much of the expected boost in revenue is tied to a financial-transactions tax , which has yet to win final approval from Congress , and to fiscal reform , which is unlikely to be taken up until the constitutional revision due later this year . |
| 19 | We therefore take the view that the 1991 reforms represent an inadequate response to the current penal crisis , which is unlikely to be resolved unless further steps are taken to tackle the continuing problem of excessively wide judicial discretion . |
| 20 | ( Notice that this means that the covariance between the equation errors in ( 6.20 ) is which is unlikely to be zero . ) |
| 21 | I am most keen to take advantage of this offer , which is unlikely to be available in 1993/94 , given the dire state of BR 's overall financial position . |
| 22 | Data which is unlikely to be used need not be transferred to the database . |
| 23 | It provides district councils with a generous allocation , but not so generous in the County Council 's view as to prejudice the counc the county 's interests and by sterilizing land which is unlikely to be taken up or by promoting without due regard to the consequences for housing and services . |
| 24 | The discussion centred around the flexibility clause which is unlikely to be removed . |
| 25 | I was able to make the background from part of the original wedding dress , which was unlikely to be worn again by the erstwhile bride . |
| 26 | With no more than fourteen university lecturers in the whole country with a knowledge between them of five South Asian languages , there was clearly a dearth of linguistic knowledge in higher education which was unlikely to be rectified through new appointments , given the shortfalls in funding . |
| 27 | Such studies are of patients in a tertiary care setting who are unlikely to be representative of all persons experiencing IBS symptoms . |
| 28 | The worst offenders are some of the Eastern European countries , who are unlikely to be able to make substantial financial contributions . |
| 29 | Unlike most of the sights before , you are unlikely to be standing alone and I noticed that other visitors wandered round in disbelieving silence . |
| 30 | In Britain , the tits you see will be blue tits , great tits , coal tits , crested tits , marsh tits , or willow tits ( to be fair , you are unlikely to be able to distinguish the latter two unless you listen to their calls and songs ) . |